Hey fellow rifle lovers,

I have a question about the power of two rifles, 25-06 and 7mm-08. I once had an old man tell me the best deer caliber is a 25-06 for knock down power without losing any meat but they're hard to find anymore...then I found the savage. I don't know anything about the caliber. Does it have the distance capability of it's big brother the .30-06? Am I going to have to search far and wind for ammo? I'm tempted to get it just because I'm a gun collector and it's not one of the typical calibers but I'd like to be able to use it in the field...without paying tons for ammo.

Now to the 7mm-08. Again, I don't know anything about it's power. I know the 7mm mag is pretty much the all around medium game rifle. Will the 7mm-08 knock down a deer, elk, or moose? Will it still be powerful at 500+ yards?

Thanks for any input. Happy shooting.